436 Franklin Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01989-0041BIN 3390216Plain-text version

Concern level1 of 4

Low

01No open hazardous violations found

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

421-a tax benefit · expires ~2034

A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2034 (approximate, from DOF exemption records). Confirm your unit's status with NYS HCR.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

How to request your rent history →

The building

2005

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

This building and the landlord's others

This building80 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

No open HPD violations.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Plumbing4

Water Leak3

Door/Window1

PlumbingRadiator2024-04-05 · closed

PlumbingRadiator2024-02-29 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

549

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential229

Street/Sidewalk174

Unspecified91

Commercial40

Vehicle12

Helicopter2

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

364

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony121

Misdemeanor190

Violation53

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

436 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC

Head officer

ABE GREEN

Managing agent

ABE GREEN

80 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1088 BEDFORD AVENUEBROOKLYN 11 MONROE STREETBROOKLYN 1120 BUSHWICK AVENUEBROOKLYN 113 VERNON AVENUEBROOKLYN 1177 PUTNAM AVENUEBROOKLYN

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-09-22 · $760,000

Most recent mortgage2022-08-30 · $1,150,000

Mortgage2022-08-30$1,150,000

borrower 436 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2014-09-22$760,000

LAWRENCE, WAYNE → 436 FRANKLIN REALTY LLC

Mortgage2007-07-18$136,000

borrower LAWRENCE, WAYNE · lender BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

Sale2005-10-25$800,000

BUYWISE HOLDING LLC. → LAWRENCE, WAYNE

Mortgage2005-10-25$327,400

borrower LAWRENCE, WAYNE · lender MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2019 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2019

Most recent

10-day noticewater/sewer only2019-07-01

30-day noticewater/sewer only2019-06-19

60-day noticewater/sewer only2019-05-20

90-day noticewater/sewer only2019-04-17

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale